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The Phils end their losing streak as Cole Hamels once more defeat his home town team as the Phils beat the Padres, 5-2.

The Padres took the lead in the bottom of the fourth as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, Cameron Maybin hits an RBI single, knocking in Tommy Medica, who had started the inning off with a single, then stole second base, giving the Padres a 1-0 lead. The Phils took the lead in the top of the fifth as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Darin Ruf, Dom Brown and Carlos Ruiz, and with nobody out, Freddy Galvis hits a two-run single, knocking in Ruf and Brown, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead, while sending Ruiz up to second base. The Phils added to their lead two batters later, after Cole Hamels had hit a sacrifice bunt, 5-4, moving both runners up a base, putting runners on second and third, and with one man out, Ben Revere hits a two-run ground-rule double, scoring both Ruiz and Galvis, giving the Phils a 4-1 lead. The Phils added an insurance run in the top of the sixth as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, Ruiz hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Ruf, who had started the inning off with a double, then stopped at third base on Brown’s single, giving the Phils a 5-1 lead. The Padres got a run back in the bottom of the ninth as, with a runner on second, and with two men out, Alexi Amarista hits an RBI single, scoring Maybin, who had earlier walked, then went to second base on defensive indifference, making it a 5-2 Phils’ lead. That would end up being the final score as Ken Giles struck out Seth Smith, swinging, for the game’s final out.

Cole Hamels (9-7, 2.47) got the win as he pitched seven strong innings, giving up a run on seven hits and a walk, while striking out nine. Jake Diekman pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out a batter. Ken Giles pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit and a walk, while striking out two. Eric Stults (7-17, 4.59) took the lost as he pitched just four and one-third innings, giving up four runs on six hits, as he struck out two. R. J. Alvarez pitched two-thirds of an inning, walking a batter. Joe Wieland pitched two innings, giving up a run on three hits, while striking out a batter. Leonel Campos and Alex Torres combines for two 1-2-3 innings, striking out a batter (Campos) between them.

The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Ben Revere (Single, Double, 2 RBIs), Darin Ruf (Single, Double) and Dom Brown (Singles) all leading the team with two hits each. Maikel Franco (Double), Carlos Ruiz (Single, RBI) and Freddy Galvis (Single, 2 RBIs) had the other three Phils’ hits. The Phils also had a walk (Chase Utley), a stolen base (Ben Revere (46)) and a sacrifice bunt (Cole Hamels) while the defense performed two double plays.

The Phils (70-82, 5th NL East) will conclude their four-game series with the Padres (70-81, 3rd NL West) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at 9:10 pm EDT (6:10 pm PDT) and will be played at Petco Park. The Phils will send to the mound Kyle Kendrick (9-12, 4.72), who is coming off a win against the Marlins on September 13, as he pitched six and a third innings, giving up a run on seven hits and a walk, while striking out six, in the Phils’ 2-1 win. He will be trying for his tenth win of the season, which would give his ten or more wins for the third straight season. The Padres will counter with Robbie Erlin (3-4, 4.89) , who is coming off a no-decision against the Rockies on September 7, as he pitched two innings in relief, giving up three runs on five hits, in the Padres’ 6-0 lost. He will be trying to give the Padres the series win. The Phils will be trying to leave San Diego with a split.

The Phils’ offense knocked in enough runs to support a good start by Cole Hamels as they go on to defeat the Padres, 3-2.

The Phils took the lead in the first as Jimmy Rollins hits a lead-off home run, his first home run of the year, and the 38th lead-off home run of his career, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils increased their lead in the second as, with a man on second, and with two men out, Brian Schneider hits an RBI single, knocking in Ty Wigginton, who had reached first base on third baseman James Darnell’s throwing error, before stopping at second base as the ball went into the camera well, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. The Padres got a run back in the third as, with two men on, and with one man out, Jesus Guzman hits an RBI ground out, 5-3, scoring Chris Denorfia, who had earlier doubled, then stole third base as part of a double steal, making it a 2-1 Phils’ lead, while sending to third Yonder Alonso, who had earlier walked, then stole second base at the tail end of the double steal. The Phils added to their lead in the fifth as, with a runner on third, and with two men out, Juan Pierre hits an RBI double, scoring Schneider, who had earlier doubled, then moved up to third on Cole Hamels’ sacrifice bunt, 1-3, giving the Phils a 3-1 lead. The Padres cut the Phils’ lead down to 3-2 in the eighth as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Nick Hundley hits an RBI ground out, 6-3 scoring Guzman, who had earlier doubled, then stole third base. That would be the final score as Jonathan Papelbon recorded his tenth save of the season by pitching a 1-2-3 ninth, getting Cameron Maybin to fly out to right for the game’s final out.

Cole Hamels (5-1, 2.28) got the win as he pitched seven strong innings, giving up just a run on five scattered hits and three walks, while striking out five. Jose Contreras received his third hold of the year as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on a hit, as he struck out a batter. Antonio Bastardo recorded his sixth hold of the season as he pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only batter that he would face. Jonathan Papelbon received his tenth save of the season as he threw a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two. Jeff Suppen (2-1, 1.69) took the lost as he went six innings, giving up three runs, only two of which were earned, on six hits and two walks, as he struck out a batter. Alex Hinshaw and Brad Brach combined for two scoreless innings, giving up two hits (one hit apiece) and three walks (Hinshaw (1), Brach (2)) between them, while striking out three (Hinshaw (1), Brach (2)).

The Phils had eight hits in the ballgame, with Juan Pierre (Single, Double, RBI) and Brian Schneider (Single, Double, RBI) both leading the club with two hits each. Jimmy Rollins (Home Run, RBI), Shane Victorino (Single), Ty Wigginton (Single) and pinch hitter Carlos Ruiz (Single), had the other four Phils’ hits. The Phils also had three walks, and one stolen base (Victorino (11)).

The Phils (16-19, 5th East) will conclude their eight-game home stand with a two-game series against the Astros (15-19, T-4 Central), starting tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils’ starter will be Joe Blanton (3-3, 3.24), who is coming off a no-decision against the Mets on May 8, where he threw six and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs on five hits and three walks, while striking out seven, in the Phils’ 7-4 lost. He will be going for his fourth win of the season. The Astros will counter with Lucas Harrell (2-2, 4.58), who is coming off a no-decision of his own against the Marlins on May 9, as he threw five and one-third innings, giving up two runs on six hits and three walks, while striking out four, in the Astros’ 5-3 lost. He’ll be trying for his third win. The Phils will be going for their second straight win while hoping that the bullpen have finally become stabilized.

The Phils’ offense once again spoil another good start by Roy Halladay as they drop a close one to the Padres, 1-0.

The Phils took the lead in the second as, with one man on, and with one man out, Freddy Galvis hits an RBI double, scoring John Mayberry, Jr., who had earlier doubled, givjng the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Padres tied the game up at one-all in the third as, with one man on, and with one man out, Will Venable hits an RBI double, knocking in Jason Bartlett, who had started the inning off with a double. The Padres took the lead in the seventh as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Jesus Guzman hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Camreon Maybin, who had started the inning off with a double, then stopped at third on John Baker’s single, giving the Padres a 2-1 lead. That would end up being the final score as Dale Thayer threw his third save of the season by striking out Hunter Pence, swinging.

Roy Halladay (3-3, 3.20) took the lost as he threw seven strong innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk, as he struck out ten. Chad Qualls and Jonathan Papelbon threw two scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Qualls) and a walk (Qualls) between them, while striking out one (Qualls). Edinson Volquez (2-2, 2.79) got the win as he threw six strong innings, giving up a run on six hits and two walks, while striking out five. Luke Gregorson collected his fifth hold of the season as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk. Andrew Cashner picked up his fourth hold of the year as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a walk, while striking out two. Dale Thayer collected his third save of the season as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out two.

The Phils had eight hits in the game, with Shane Victorino (2 Singles, Double) leading the team with three hits. Jimmy Rollins (Single), Placido Polanco (Single), John Mayberry, Jr. (Double), Freddy Galvis (Double, RBI) and pinch hitter Juan Pierre (Single) had the other five Phils’ hits, as the offense once again allowed late opportunities to slip away.

The Phils (15-19, 5th East) will conclude their series with the Padres (12-22, 5th West) with a game now in progress.

The Phils thirteen-game winning streak at Petco Park is brought to an end as their offensive woes resurface in their lost to the Padres, 5-1.

The Padres took the lead in the second as, with the bases loaded via walks to Yonder Alonso, Cameron Maybin and Jason Bartlett, as Phils’ starter Roy Halladay uncharacteristically misses the plate with his pitches, and with one man out, Orlando Hudson hits into an RBI ground out, 4-3, as second baseman Freddy Galvis makes a great play to keep the ball from going into right field for a base hit, bringing in Alonso, giving the Padres a 1-0 lead, while sending Maybin to third base and Bartlett up to second base. The Padres added to their lead in the third as, with two men on, and with two men out, Alonso hits an RBI double, knocking in Chase Headley, who had earlier singled, then stopped at second base on Nick Hundley’s single, giving the Padres a 2-0 lead, while sending Hundley, who had just singled, on to third. The Padres increased their lead in the eighth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Bartlett hits an RBI double, knocking in Maybin, who had earlier walked, then stole second base, giving the Padres a 3-0 lead. The Padres then took a 4-0 lead as Hudson hits an RBI triple, scoring Bartlett. The Padres then made it a 5-0 lead as pinch hitter Jesus Guzman hits an RBI single, knocking in Hudson. The Phils would finally get on the board in the ninth as, with a man on third and with two men out, Ty Wigginton hits an RBI double, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had started the inning off with a walk, then moved up to first second, and then to third on defensive indifference, making it a 5-1 Padres’ lead. But that would end up being the final score as Hudson Street ended the game by striking out Galvis, swinging, for the game’s final out.

Roy Halladay (3-1, 1.50) took the lost as he went seven innings, giving up two runs on five hits and four walks, while he struck out five. Michael Stutes pitched an inning, giving up three runs on three hits and a walk, while striking out a batter. Cory Luebke (2-1, 2.52) got the win as he went eight strong scoreless innings, giving up just two hits and two walks, while striking out five. Hudson Street pitched an inning, giving up a run on a hit and a walk, while striking out two.

The Phils had only three hits in the ballgame, singles by Placido Polanco and Roy Halladay and an RBI double by Ty Wigginton, as the team continue not being patient with opposing starters. The Phils also had three walks in the game.

The Phils (7-8, T-4th East) will conclude their series with the Padres (4-12, 5th West) with an afternoon game later today. The game will be played at Petco Park and will begin at 4:05 pm EDT (1:05 pm PDT). The Phils will send to the mound Joe Blanton (1-2, 4.26), who is coming off a lost against the Giants on April 17, as he went five innings, giving up four runs on eleven hits, while he struck out two, in the Phils’ 4-2 lost. Blanton will be trying to recover from his last start, while trying to see if he can lead the Phils to the series win. The Padres will counter with Anthony Bass (0-2, 3.38), who is coming off a lost against the Rockies on April 17, as he pitched five innings, giving up three runs on four hits and three walks, while striking out seven, in the Padres’ 5-3 lost. He will be trying to see if he can lead to Padres to a series split. The Phils will be trying to win their first series on the road, and their second of the young season.

The Phils reward Cole Hamels strong start by scoring four run as they beat the Padres, 4-1.

The Padres broke up a 0-0 pitchers’ duel in the fifth as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Jesus Guzman hits an RBI ground out, 6-3, scoring Cameron Maybin, who had started off the inning with a triple, giving the Padres a 1-0 lead. The Phils tied the game up at 1-1 in the seventh as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Shane Victorino and Ty Wigginton, and then a bunt single by Freddy Galvis, as he was making a sacrifice bunt attempt, which allowed both Victorino and Wigginton to move up a base, and with nobody out, Brian Schneider hits an RBI single, scoring Victorino, while sending Wigginton to third base, and Galvis up to second base, leaving the bases loaded. Two batters later, with the bases still loaded, and now with one man out, the Phils took the lead as Juan Pierre hits a two-run single, scoring both Wigginton and Galvis, giving the Phils a 3-1 lead, while sending Schneider up to second base. The Phils then added to their lead in the eighth as, with one man out, Victorino hits a solo home run, his second home run of the year, giving the Phils a 4-1 lead. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon recorded his fifth save of the season with a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out Orlando Hudson, looking, for the game’s final out.

Cole Hamels (2-1, 2.95) got the win as he pitched six strong innings, giving up just one run on six scattered hits and a walk, while striking out four. Jose Contreras gets his first hold of the season, as he made his first official appearance after rejoining the ballclub on Monday, as he pitched a scoreless inning, walking a batter. Chad Qualls collected his fourth hold of the year as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Jonathan Papelbon recorded his fifth save of the year as he threw a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out a batter. Edinson Volquez (0-2, 4.30) took the lost as he pitched six innings plus three batters, giving up three runs on five hits and three walks, while striking out five. Andrew Cashner blew his first save opportunity of the season as he pitched an inning, giving up two hits, while striking out a batter. Josh Spence pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on four hits. Joe Thatcher pitched one and two-thirds innings, giving up no hits.

The Phils had eleven hits in the ballgame, with Shane Victorino (Single, Home Run, RBI), Ty Wigginton (Singles), Freddy Galvis (Singles) and Brian Schneider (Singles, RBI) all leading the ballclub with two hits each. Juan Pierre (Single, 2 RBIs), Placido Polanco (Single) and Cole Hamels (Double) had the other three Phils’ hits, as this time the team was able to get the key hits they needed in their three-run seventh. The Phils also had three walks.

The Phils (7-7, 5th East) will continue their four-game series with the Padres (3-12, 5th West) with a game later today. The game will be played at Petco Park, and will start at 8:35 pm EDT (5:35 pm PDT). The Phils will send to the mound their ace Roy Halladay (3-0, 1.17), who is coming off a victory against the Giants on April 16, as he went eight strong innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and three walks, while he struck out six, in the Phils’ 5-2 win. He will be going for his fourth straight victory, while trying to help pitch the Phils to their fourteenth straight win at Petco Park. The Padres will try to counter with Cory Luebke (1-1, 3.71), who is coming off a win against the Rockies on April 16, as he went seven innings, giving up a run on six hits and a walk, while he struck out four, in the Padres’ 7-1 blowout. He will be trying to stop the Padres present losing streak. The Phils will be out to win their fourteenth straight game at Petco Park, while trying to make Doc a four game winner.

The Phils’ bad news offense is still able to score enough runs in support of a strong effort by Vance Worley, as they defeat the Padres, 2-0.

The Phils took the lead in the first as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, Jimmy Rollins hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Juan Pierre, who had earlier walked, then moved up to second base on Placido Polanco’s single to left, before going on to third on left fielder Will Venable’s fielding error, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils threaten to add more as Hunter Pence and Shane Victorino followed with singles, loading up the bases, but Padres’s starter, rookie Joe Wieland, is able to get out of the inning, as he first got John Mayberry, Jr. to pop out to the second baseman, putting the infield fly rule into effect, and then getting Carlos Ruiz to hit into a force out, 6-4, wiping out Victorino at second base, for the inning’s final out. The game would then become a pitchers’ duel between Wieland, who would settle down and allow the Phils to have only two more hits against him, as he struck out seven, as the offense continue to have its problem putting together rallies, and then the Padres’ bullpen, and Phils’ starter Vance Worley, who would pitch an excellent game against the Padres, as he struck out a career-high eleven Padres, while pitching out of a man on third, no outs, jam in the second, and then a first and third, one man out, jam in the fifth, as he struck out Jeremy Hermida, swinging, for the inning’s second out, before Ruiz would throw to second base, trying to catch stealing Chase Headley, who had just singled, who then stopped in front of second base as Rollins catches the ball, trying to start a run down so that Venable, who had started the inning off with a single, then moved up to second base on Cameron Maybin’s sacrifice bunt, 1-3, for the inning’s first out, and then went up to third base on Headley’s single, could head for home during the run down to tie up the ballgame, but, Rollins did not bite, and instead threw home, beating Venable to the plate, as Ruiz put on the tag for the inning’s final out, keeping it a 1-o Phils’ lead, and then, finally, a two on, two out, jam in the seventh, as he struck out pinch hitter Mark Kotsay, looking. The Phils finally added an insurance run in the ninth as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Pence, who had earlier walked, then stopped at third base on Victorino’s single to left, as he was running on the pitch, would score on catcher John Baker’s passed ball, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead, while sending Victorino, who had earlier stole second base, on to third. That would be the final score as Jonathan Papelbon recorded his fourth save of the season as he threw a scoreless bottom of the ninth, striking out Jason Bartlett, looking, for the game’s final out.

Vance Worley (1-1, 2.37) got the win as he threw seven scoreless innings, giving up four hits and three walks, while he struck a career high eleven batters. Chad Qualls collected his third hold of the year as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a walk. Jonathan Papelbon received his fourth save of the year as he also threw a scoreless inning, walking a batter. Joe Wieland (0-2, 5.73) took the lost as he went six innings, giving up a run on five hits and a walk, while striking out seven. Luke Gregerson and Andrew Cashner combined for two 1-2-3 innings, striking out a batter (Gregorson) between them. Ernesto Frieri pitched an inning, giving up ann unearned run on a hit, a walk and a passed ball, as he struck out two.

The Phils had only six hits in the ballgame, with Juan Pierre (Single, Triple) and Shane Victorino (Singles) leading the team with two hits apiece. Placido Polanco and Hunter Pence had the other two Phils hits, both singles. Jimmy Rollins had the Phil’s only RBI as he hit a sacrifice fly, while the other Phil run came in on a passed ball, as the Phils continue to waste scoring opportunities when they are presented to them. The Phils also had two walks and a stolen base (Victorino (8)) in the ballgame.

The Phils (6-7, 5th East) continues their series with the Padres (3-11, 5th West) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Petco Park, and will start at 10:05 pm EDT (7:05 pm PDT). The Phils will send to the mound Cole Hamels (1-1, 3.65), who is coming off a win against the Mets on April 15, as he pitched seven strong innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out ten, in the Phils’ 8-2 win. He will be going for his second straight win, while trying to give the Phils another pitching gem on this road trip, while hoping that the offense will final get out of its current scoring funk. The Padres will counter with Edinson Volquez (0-1, 4.24), who is coming off a no-decision against the Dodgers on April 15, as he threw five innings, giving up four runs on six hits and five walks, as he struck out only two, in the Padres’ 5-4 lost. He is still looking for his first win, as he hope he can take advantage of the Phils’ present batting troubles. The Phils will be out for their thirteen straight win at Petco Park, after last night setting the club record for the most wins at an opposing ballpark.

Roy Halladay finally gets his twelfth victory of the season as the Phils beat the Padres, 5-3.

The Padres took the lead in the first as, with one man on, and with one man out, Chase Headley hits an RBI single, scoring Cameron Maybin, who had earlier singled, then stole second base, giving the Padres a 1-0 lead. The Phils tied the game up at one-all in their half of the first as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, Shane Victorino hits an RBI single, knocking in Chase Utley, who had earlier walked, then went to third on Ryan Howard’s single, while sending Howard, who had just singled, up to second base. The Phils then took the lead as Raul Ibanez hits an RBI double, knocking in Howard, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead, while Victorino would stop at third base. The Phils then made it a 3-1 lead in the third as, with a runner on third, and with one man out, Ibanez hits an RBI single, knocking in Howard, who had earlier doubled, then stopped at third on Victorino’s sacrifice bunt, 1-3. Two batters later, with two men on, and with still one man out, Carlos Ruiz hits a two-run double, knocking in Ibanez, who had stopped at second base on Dom Brown’s single, and Brown, who had just singled, giving the Phils a 5-1 lead. The Padres got a run back in the fourth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Alberto Gonzalez hits an RBI single, knocking in Kyle Blanks, who had earlier singled, then stopped at second base on a Howard’s throwing error of Kyle Phillips’ grounder, making it a 5-2 Phils’ lead, while sending Phillips, who had reached base on Howard’s error, on to third. The Padres then cut the Phils’ lead down to 5-3 as Tim Stuaffer performed a suicide squeeze sacrifice bunt, 3-4, bringing home Philips, while sending Gonzalez to second base. But that would be the final score as Roy Halladay settled down and threw four straight scoreless innings, with the last three being quick 1-2-3 innings, before Antonio Bastardo came in and recorded his eighth save of the season as he pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.

Roy Halladay (12-4, 2.55) got the win as he pitched eight innings, giving up three runs, two of which were earned, on eight hits and a walk, while he struck out eight. Antonio Bastardo recorded his eighth save of the season as he pitched a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out a batter. Tim Stauffer (6-7, 3.05) took the lost as he went five and two-thirds innings, giving up five runs on eight hits and four walks, while he struck out five. Josh Spence and Luke Gregerson combine for two and one-thirds scoreless innings, giving up a walk (Spence), while striking out three batters (Spence (1), Gregerson (2)), between them.

The Phils had eight hits in the ballgame, with Ryan Howard (Single, Double) and Raul Ibanez (Single, Double, 2 RBIs) both leading the team with two hits each. Michael Martinez (Single), Shane Victorino (Single, RBI), Dom Brown (Single) and Carlos Ruiz (Double, 2 RBIs), had the other four Phils’ hits.

The Phils (64-36, 1st East) have earlier today completed their series with the Padres (44-58, 5th West).

Four home runs, two from Chase Utley, help leads the Phils to victory as they hang on to defeat the Padres, 8-6.

The Phils took a quick 3-0 lead in the first as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Chase Utley hits a three-run shot to left, his fifth home run of the year, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had lead-off the inning with a double, then stole third base as Shane Victorino walked, and Victorino, who had just walked. The Padres would cut the Phils’ lead in the sixth as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Cameron Maybin hits a two-run home run, his sixth home run of the year, knocking in Mat Latos, who had earlier singled, cutting the Phils’ lead down to 3-2. Two batters later, now with one man out, the Padres tied the game up at three-all as Chase Headley hits a solo home run, his third home run of the season. The Padres then took the lead in the seventh as, with a man on third, and with two men out, Maybin hits an RBI single, scoring Logan Forsythe, who had earlier tripled, giving the Padres a 4-3 lead. The Phils tied the game up at four-all in their half of the seventh as, on one pitch, pinch hitter Ryan Howard hits a solo pinch hit home run, his nineteenth home run of the season. Three batters later, with two men on, and with still nobody out, Michael Martinez hits a three-run home run of his own, his second home run of the season, knocking in pinch runner Wilson Valdez, who was running for pinch hitter Ross Gload, who had got on base with a pinch hit double, then went to third on Chad Qualls’ wild pitch, and Rollins, who had just walked, then went to second on Qualls’ wild pitch, after Martinez had earlier missed on two bunt attempts, giving the Phils a 7-4 lead. Two batters later, now with one man out, Utley hits a solo home run, his sixth home run of the year, and his second home run of the game, giving the Phils an 8-4 lead. The Padres tried to come back in the eighth as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Ryan Ludwick and Chris Denorfia, with Ludwick stopping at second base, and a walk to Forsythe, moving both runners up a base, and with two men out, Antonio Bastardo threw a wild pitch, allowing Ludwick to score, cutting the Phils’ lead down to 8-5, while allowing Denorfia to reach third base, and Forsythe to move up to second base. Two batters later, after Rob Johnson has walked, reloading the bases, the Padres made it an 8-6 Phils’ lead, as pinch hitter Kyle Phillips walked, forcing in Denorfia, while Forsythe and Johnson both moved up a base. The Phils then got out of the inning as, after Phillips was replaced at first base by pinch runner Cory Luebke, Maybin hit into a 1-3 ground out. That would be it as Ryan Madson recorded his seventeenth save of the season by getting Kyle Blanks to strikeout, swinging.

Kyle Kendrick received a no-decision as he went five and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks, while he struck out one. Michael Stutes (5-1, 3.38) got the win as he pitched an inning and a third, giving up a run on two hits, as he struck out one. Antonio Bastardo pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up two runs on two hits, a wild pitch and two walks. David Herndon recorded his third hold of the year as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up a walk. Ryan Madson received his seventeenth save of the season as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while he struck out two. Mat Latos also received a no-decision as he went six innings, giving up three runs on five hits and two walks, as he struck out seven. Chad Qualls blew his fourth save opportunity of the year before taking the lost (4-5, 3.51), as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up five runs on four hits and a walk. Anthony Bass pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a hit, as he struck out a batter. Josh Spence pitched a third of an inning, giving up a hit and a walk, while he struck out one.

The Phils had eleven hits in the ballgame, with Chase Utley leading the team with three hits, a single and two home runs, knocking in four runs, as he raised his average to .286. Jimmy Rollins (Double), Michael Martinez (Home Run, 3 RBIs), Shane Victorino (Single), Dom Brown (Double), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single), pinch hitter Ryan Howard (Home Run, RBI), pinch hitter Ross Gload (Double) and pinch hitter Carlos Ruiz (Double), had the other eight Phils’ hits, as the team came out swinging late in the game to win it.

The Phils (63-36, 1st East) will continue their series with the Padres (44-57, 4th West) with an afternoon game, already in progress.

Cole Hamels collects his twelfth win of the season as he defeat his home town team as the Phils defeat the Padres, 3-1.

The Phils took a 1-0 lead in the second as, with a runner on second, and with nobody out, Carlos Ruiz hits an RBI double on a ball that bounced off of center fielder Cameron Maybin’s glove, knocking in Shane Victorino who was earlier safe at first on a fielding error by shortstop Jason Bartlett, before going on to second base on the play. The Phils added to their lead in the fourth as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Victorino, who had earlier singled, moved up to second base on Ruiz’s walk, and then moved up to third on Ben Francisco’s fly out to center, scored on a balk committed by Cory Luebke, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead, while Ruiz, who had earlier walked, moved up to second base. The Phils then took a 3-0 lead as John Mayberry, Jr. hits an RBI double, knocking in Ruiz. The Padres got on the scoreboard in the fifth as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Alberto Gonzalez hits into an RBI ground out, 5-3, scoring Maybin, who had earlier singled, then stole second base, before going to third base on Jesus Guzman’s ground out, 6-3, making it a 3-1 Phils’ lead. That would be the final score as Cole Hamels would keep the Padres under control for eight innings, giving up just three hits and a walk, while striking out ten Padres, seven of them coming in the first three innings, before Ryan Madson recorded his sixteenth save of the year as he threw a 1-2-3 ninth.

Cole Hamels (12-5, 2.62) gets the win as he goes eight strong innings, giving up only a run on three hits and a walk, while striking out ten. Ryan Madson recorded his sixteenth save of the season as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Cory Luebke (3-4, 2.65) took the lost as he went only five innings, giving up three runs, only two of which were earned, on six hits and a walk, while he struck out four. Luke Gregerson, Josh Spence and Ernesto Frieri combined for three scoreless innings, giving up only a walk (Frieri), while striking out five Phils (Gregerson (1), Spense (2), Frieri (2)) between them.

The Phils had just six hits in the ballgame, with Chase Utley leading the team with two hits, a single and a double. Michael Martinez (Single), Shane Victorino (Single), Carlos Ruiz (Double, RBI) and John Mayberry, Jr. (Double, RBI) had the other four Phils’ hits. The other Phil run scored on a balk, as the Phils’ offense was helped by the Padres’ bad defense.

The Phils (62-36, 1st East) will continue their four-game series with the Padres (44-56, 4th West), with an afternoon game that will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will be televised on Fox Sports. The game will start at 4:10 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Kyle Kendrick (5-4, 3.34), who is coming off a win against the Mets on July 17, as he pitched seven strong innings, giving up a run on six hits and three walks, in the Phils’ 8-5 win. He will be going for his sixth win of the year, while trying to lead the Phils to a three game winning streak. The Padres will counter with Mat Latos (5-10, 4.02), who is coming off a no-decision against the Giants on July 17, as he went seven innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk, while striking out five, in the Padres’ 4-3 extra-innings lost . He will be trying to even up the series. The Phils will be out to continue their present dominance of the Padres.

The Phils finished their sweep of the punchless Padres behind the strong pitching of Roy Halladay, as they win, 3-1.

The Phils took the lead in the sixth as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Ben Francisco hits an RBI single, scoring Jimmy Rollins, who had earlier singled, then stopped at second base on Ryan Howard’s single, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils then took a 2-0 lead as, with still two men on, and with still nobody outs, John Mayberry, Jr. hits an RBI double, scoring Howard, while sending Francisco on to third base. The Phils then made it 3-0 in the seventh as Shane Victorino hits a lead-off inside-the-park home run, his third home run of the season, on a ball that bounced off of right fielder’s Will Venable’s glove and then bounced into center field. The Padres finally scored a run in the ninth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Venable hits an RBI single, knocking in Jason Bartlett, who had earlier grounded into a force out, 1-6, forcing out Cameron Maybin, who had earlier singled, then went to second base on Chase Headley’s single, cutting the Phils’ lead down to 3-1, while sending Headley, who had earlier singled, would stop at second base. The Phils replaced Roy Halladay with Antonio Bastardo, who then ended the game with one pitch, recording his first save of the year by getting pinch hitter Nick Hundley to fly to right.

Roy Halladay (3-1, 2.41) got the win as he pitched eight and two-thirds innings, giving up only one run on five hits and a walk, while he struck out a career-tying fourteen batters. Antonio Bastardo converted his first save of the year as he get out the only man he would face. Wade LeBlanc (0-1, 3.38) took the lost as he pitched eight innings, giving up three runs on nine hits and four walks, while striking out two. Ernesto Frieri pitched a scoreless inning, striking out a batter. Doc dominated the Padres, as he struck out fourteen batters, striking out six in a row at one point.

The Phils had nine hits in the game, with Ryan Howard and Ben Francisco leading the team with two hits each, all singles, with Francisco knocking in a run. Shane Victorino (Home Run, RBI), Placido Polanco (Single), Jimmy Rollins (Single), John Mayberry, Jr. (Double, RBI), Mike Martinez (Single), had the other five Phils’ hits. The Phils’ offense once again scratched out a victory.

Phils (15-6, 1st NL East) will continued their western road trip with a three-game series with the D-backs (8-12, 4th NL West) with a game tomorrow night. The game will be played at Chase Field and will begin at 9:40 pm EDT (6:40 pm MDT). The Phils will send Cliff Lee (2-1, 3.91), who is coming off a no-decision against the Brewers on April 20, as he went six innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and one walk, as he struck out one, in the Phils’ 4-3 win. He will be going for his third win of the season, while trying to increase the Phils winning streak to six games. The D-backs will send to the mound Ian Kennedy (2-1, 5.64), who is coming off a win against the Reds on April 20, as he pitched five and one-thirds innings, giving up a run on four hits and a walk, while striking out three, in the D-backs’ 3-1 win. He will be trying to end the Phils present winning streak. The Phils will be out to increase their winning streak to six games.

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